The 39-year-old former TV personality was convicted of harassing his ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 140 hours of unpaid work 17 months ago after a court was played a recording on an argument between the pair in which he refers to Anna as a "f*****g slag" and "dirty, vile whore".

He has now spoken out to take responsibility for his actions.

The former television host said: "I will regret what I said for the rest of my life. It was irrational, bizarre and disgusting. I've tried to make sense of it but I can't.

"I am entirely to blame for the awful things that came out of my mouth during that argument. But at that point in my life I was a troubled soul."

Justin - who rose to fame as the host of Channel 4's 'Friday Night Project' alongside Alan Carr - was working on the west end show 'Rock of Ages' at the time of his arrest and he claims it felt "surreal" when he appeared in court.

Justin Lee Collins with Anna Larke

He is reported to have told The Sun newspaper: "I couldn't believe what was happening. Even when I was in the dock, it didn't feel like it was me on trial. It was surreal. I was thinking, 'How have I got here?"